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The cost of damage from the record floods in Greece's breadbasket is estimated to be in the billions 09/16/2023 03:19pm • ZAGORA, Greece (AP) — The apples were almost ripe for harvesting when the worst storms in more than a century struck Greece's breadbasket in Thessaly. Now, farmers on the forested slopes of Mount Pilion, which overlooks the plain of Thessaly, say they face millions of euros in damage from the floo Anchorage scrambles to find enough housing for the homeless before the Alaska winter sets in 09/16/2023 02:27pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson gained national attention this summer when he proposed buying one-way airfare out of Alaska's largest city for anyone without housing who wanted to leave before winter. Now, with the first snow just weeks away, those free tickets are nowhere in The Cleveland Browns can put the Pittsburgh Steelers in an early hole with a win on Monday night 09/16/2023 02:13pm • CLEVELAND (1-0) at PITTSBURGH (0-1) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, ABC FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Browns by 2 1/2. SERIES RECORD: Steelers lead 80-62-1. LAST MEETING: Steelers beat Browns 28-14 on Jan. 8, 2023, in Pittsburgh. LAST WEEK: Browns beat Bengals 24-3; Steelers lost to 49ers 30-7. AGAINST THE S Libya investigates dams' collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000 09/16/2023 01:43pm • DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people. It’s unclear how such an investigati Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along? 09/16/2023 01:07pm • TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized dishwasher. It spins. It whirs. Water splashes inside. After 90 seconds, the door opens and steam emerges. A barista grabs the mug, dries it and prepares Patton’s order — a 16-ounce Starbuck Republican presidential candidates mostly overlook New Hampshire in an effort to blunt Trump in Iowa 09/16/2023 10:58am • MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Once upon a time, the moderates, the mavericks and the underdogs in presidential politics had a chance to break through in New Hampshire. Former Sen. John McCain, an independent-minded Republican, resurrected his anemic campaign with a victory in the state's first-in-the-na The Senate's bipartisan approach to government funding is putting pressure on a divided House 09/16/2023 10:51am • WASHINGTON (AP) — On one side of the Capitol, two senators have steered the debate over government funding mostly clear of partisan fights, creating a path for bills to pass with bipartisan momentum. Steps away, on the House side of the building, things couldn’t be more different. House Re Flight attendants are burned out and quitting. Here’s why 09/16/2023 08:08am • (CNN) — When Essence Griffin started working as a flight attendant in 2022 she was thrilled. Griffin was in her early 20s and desperate to see the world. The years stuck at home during the pandemic had “lit a fire” inside her. “I really wanted to travel,” she tells CNN Travel. “I w Maintenance and automatic doors: What's happening on the Metro this weekend 09/16/2023 04:17am • From scheduled maintenance to security training exercises — and the surprise return of speedy automatic doors on the Red Line — here's what will be impacting your Metro rides this weekend and in the near future. Capitol South station closed Sunday Metro Transit Police and U.S. Capitol Police w Climate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England 09/16/2023 01:52am • BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine. Lee remain What if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out 09/16/2023 12:14am • When a small city abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering $1.50 trips anywhere in town, only one of its bus drivers — a big-city transplant — went along for the ride. Milton Barnes used to oversee packed subway stations in Washington, D.C., a far cry fr Maryland blows out Virginia 42-14 in first meeting since 2013 09/15/2023 11:52pm • COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland coach Michael Locksley was upset with his team's start and its finish in a win over Charlotte last weekend. Six days later against Virginia, the Terrapins solved one of those two issues. Taulia Tagovailoa threw for 342 yards and a touchdown, and Maryland came back Hurricane Lee targets New England and eastern Canada with wind, roiling seas and rain 09/15/2023 10:18pm • BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Fishermen removed lobster traps from the water and residents hauled hundreds of boats ashore — leaving some harbors looking like ghost towns — while utility workers from as far away as Tennessee began taking up positions Friday ahead of Hurricane Lee’s heavy winds, h How to take in the fall foliage without the hidden dangers of 'leaf peeping' 09/15/2023 10:06pm • Jeffrey Weinstein has traveled the world rescuing people trapped in dangerous situations. He recounts one recent incident of a young college student in New Hampshire who found herself in trouble while "leaf peeping," a term used to describe people's travel to see the changing colors of fall foliage. Rep. Lauren Boebert apologizes after getting kicked out of show and falsely denying she vaped 09/15/2023 09:45pm • DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert apologized Friday after getting kicked out of a musical play in Colorado last weekend for disruptive behavior and then falsely denying she had been vaping. The apology came a day after surveillance video emerged that showed Boebert vaping at her seat in